Site Reliability Engineer (Kubernetes / Multi-Cloud) UK Based
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Job description
We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join an established and growing SRE team supporting Kubernetes-based platforms running across Azure and AWS This role focuses on maintaining reliable, scalable, and observable systems, working closely with engineering teams to ensure services run smoothly in production. You will contribute to the operation of managed Kubernetes platforms (AKS/EKS), supporting best practices in monitoring, automation, and incident response, while continuing to develop your expertise in cloud-native technologies., Site Reliability Engineering
Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and post-incident reviews Help reduce operational toil through automation and process improvements Contribute to improving system availability, performance, and scalability Maintain and improve runbooks and operational documentation Participate in 24/7 On-Call Rota Support the deployment and operation of AKS and EKS clusters Assist with cluster upgrades, scaling, and maintenance Work with autoscaling tools (Cluster Autoscaler, KEDA, Karpenter) Help improve workload reliability and performance Support networking, identity, compute, and storage services Assist with maintaining secure and scalable environments
Observability & Monitoring
Work with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and CloudWatch Build dashboards, alerts, and logging/tracing pipelines Support monitoring aligned to SLIs/SLOs
Security & Compliance
Implement RBAC/IAM, secrets management, and network security controls Support compliance and security requirements
CI/CD & Automation
Contribute to GitOps workflows (ArgoCD / Flux) Assist in automating deployments and operations Work closely with software engineers and product owners Contribute to team discussions, reviews, and planning Hands-on Kubernetes experience (AKS, EKS, or similar) Understanding of cluster architecture, networking, and scaling
Cloud
Requirements
Experience with Azure and/or AWS Familiarity with networking, IAM, and core services
Infrastructure as Code
Experience with Terraform
Observability
Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, loki)
Other Technical Skills
Helm Charts / Kustomize creation and maintenance Containers (Docker) Exposure to both Azure and AWS GitOps tools (ArgoCD / Flux) Autoscaling tools (KEDA, Karpenter) Service mesh exposure
Personal Attributes
Problem-solving mindset Willingness to learn Proactive and dependable
Qualifications
2-4 years of experience in cloud/SRE/platform roles
Location - Hybrd (Hereford based) or Remote Employment Type - Full Time Residency - You must have been Resident in the UK for 5 years to meet security Clearance for this role
Benefits & conditions
Work-life balance is important; you'll get 24 days annual leave, increasing 1 day every year up to 30 days. You will have the flexibility to work from home and can work around core hours with flexible working Monthly one-on-ones. A competitive Pension scheme into which the company will contribute 5% of qualified earnings Private medical and dental Healthcare Insurance Life Insurance Use of the latest IT technology including top of the range MacBook Pro or Air
Synalogik is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, redundancy, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Synalogik makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. You must be willing to undergo SC Clearance. To Obtain Clearance you must along with other checks have been resident in the UK for 5 years Interested? Please forward your CV and a Cover Letter stating your eligibility to work in the UK and the number of years residency to ##### #J-18808-Ljbffr